Latest in Tag: Israel Highlight
Latest in Tag: Israel
Rafah border open to aid Gaza: Foreign ministry
Humanitarian aid pours in as ceasefire reaches second day
Indirect Gaza talks underway in Cairo
Israeli delegation, Robert Serry, Tony Blair arrive in Egypt as ceasefire enters second day
Israeli troops leave Gaza as 72-hour ceasefire begins
Operation Protective Edge ânot overâ; Israel prepares for indirect talks with Palestinians
Egypt asked to hand Palestinian conditions for ceasefire to Israel
Israel implements seven-hour âhumanitarian windowâ following condemnation of UN school shelling
Hamas in Cairo for Gaza talks
US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns and Tony Blair visit Cairo in attempt to further talks on Gaza
Close your eyes
By Wael Eskander A young black girl is raped and abused by two racist white men, who are then shot by the girlâs father during their trial. This is the premise of âA Time to Killâ, a book by John Grisham. In the courtroom drama the lawyer attempts to convince the jury to release the …
Qatar invests in Israeli football despite Gaza and war of words with Jerusalem
By James M. Dorsey Qatar is emerging for the second time in a decade as the only Arab state without a peace treaty and diplomatic relations to have invested in Israel. Qatarâs latest investment in Israeli Palestinian football comes against a backdrop of a war of words between the two countries over the Gulf stateâs …
Egypt denies using US weapons on protesters
Foreign Ministry spokesman says US spokeswoman comments are âignorant of realitiesâ
âMounting evidenceâ of âwar crimesâ in Gaza conflict: Amnesty
Gaza death toll soars over 1,650 as more bodies are pulled from rubble in the south, while the death toll in Israel reaches 66
No alternative to Egyptian initiative on Gaza: Al-Sisi
Cross faction Palestinian delegation expected in Cairo for Gaza talks
UN, US sponsored Gaza ceasefire broken in less than 3 hours
At least 35 dead in Rafah after Israel resumes strikes in response to gunfire, Egypt rescinds invitation for talks
10 children killed in shelling of Gaza park
Violence returns to the besieged strip amid failure to broker ceasefire; Israel claims âGaza terroristsâ responsible for latest tragedy
Gazans salvage their dead during humanitarian ceasefire
Death toll rises as more bodies are found under the rubble during ceasefire
Top diplomats call for extension of 12-hour Gaza ceasefire
Efforts to extend humanitarian ceasefire continue in Paris as it holds in Gaza
âTerminologyâ of Gaza ceasefire proposal still needs work: Kerry
Netanyahu agrees to 12-hour âpauseâ in Gaza, Kerry hopeful for extension
US, UN to announce humanitarian ceasefire initiative: Hamas official
John Kerry and Ban Ki Moon meet in Cairo in efforts to stop the violence in Gaza
Egypt condemns Israeli targeting of UNRWA shelter in Gaza
Israel insists people were warned, asked to evacuate before launching strike
Israel’s deadly attack on Gaza â A never-ending dĂ©jĂ vu
By Jonathan Moremi A few weeks ago I bought the book “The General’s Son” by Miko Peled, an Israeli. His father â Matti Peled â was one of the most respected Israeli Generals fighting in the 1967 Six-Day-War at the side of people like Yitzhak Rabin and Ariel Sharon. As a colonel in the preceding …
UK foreign secretary urges Hamas to accept ceasefire without preconditions
Hammond meets Al-Sisi and Egyptian counterpart in Cairo to discuss Israeli offensive in Gaza, other regional issues
Gaza death toll exceeds 770, Israel’s tops 35
UN body says a new humanitarian pause is “urgently needed”
UN Human Rights Council investigates human rights violations in Palestine
Council strongly condemns violence resulting from Israeli offensive in Gaza; welcomes Egyptâs ceasefire initiative
Egyptian ceasefire initiative includes no conditions for either party: Al-Sisi
Internationally backed Egyptian proposal was rejected by Hamas, Gaza Stripâs governing body
One child killed every hour in Gaza: UNOCHA
Palestinian death toll over 650, mass displacements, airstrikes, and shelling continue
Kerry arrives in Israel amid diplomatic efforts to broker ceasefire agreement
Ban Ki Moon âstrongly condemnsâ Hamas rocket attacks; calls on both parties to âstop fightingâ
Hamas has fundamental choice to make: Kerry
Kerry discusses Gaza and ceasefire efforts with Egypt’s president and foreign minister
Dozens more killed in Israelâs Gaza operation
Palestinian death toll breaks 600, while 25 Israeli soldiers and 2 civilians have been killed
The Gaza Diktat
The Versailles Treaty directly led to World War II. It came, infamously, to be known by the German side as the âDiktatâ. It is an insidious notion in politics: the dictation of terms by one side to another. The anger that followed, within the German Zeitgeist, led to the rise of German hyper nationalism which, …
No change to Egyptian ceasefire proposal: Egypt FM
Gaza is an open wound and Band-Aid wonât help, says Ban Ki Moon
How’d they do it?
By Timothy Kaldas Howâd they do it? How did Israel manage to bombard civilians with impunity and convince so many to stand silently by or even offer their endorsement and secure the support of many of their citizens who cheer on the attacks and encourage the Israeli military to go further? Many in Egypt are …
Israelâs âProtective Edgeâ: Why Now?
By Fadi Elhusseini The new Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip is not the first and wonât be the last if the political equation in that region does not change. Throughout previous aggressions Israel launched on the Gaza strip, several military goals were declared. This time, the âProtective Edgeâ operation comes in a different …